Let them go with it : Teachers lead talks on Floyd case
by Carolyn Thompson And Sophia Tulp, The Associated Press
Posted Apr 21, 2021 4:50 pm EDT
Last Updated Apr 21, 2021 at 4:58 pm EDT
As she watched a broadcast of the verdict in the murder trial of the police officer charged with killing George Floyd with her last-period class, middle school teacher Diana Garcia-Allen did her best to stifle her own emotions and keep from crying. She sensed a sadness mirrored in her students.
“I don’t think until that moment they felt the weight of it,” she said.
The guilty verdicts were welcomed by her students in Fort Worth, Texas all Hispanic with one Black student but they had a range of viewpoints. Some were relieved because violent protests might have broken out otherwise. One boy said he didn’t see why former police officer Derek Chauvin should serve a lengthy prison sentence, prompting a groan from classmates.
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